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May 1, 2018/in Picture Book Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant /by Ellie
BfK Rating:
BfK 230 May 2018
Reviewer: Sarah Gallagher
ISBN: 978-1786035592
Price: £6.99
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Genre: Picture Book
Age Range: Under 5s Pre-School/Nursery/Infant
Length: 32pp
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Held in Love

Author: Dawn CaseyIllustrator: Oamul Lu

Held in Love would make a wonderful gift for new parents. It’s a beautiful blessing for any child – no matter how far you travel away you are ‘held in love’.

The book starts in the widest form by looking at the universe then the world, then a village, then a home with a mother reading to her baby.  The pages then continue with wishes for her child with balance for example ‘May your ears listen, and hear the singing…and the silence’ or ‘and when tears flow may peace follow’.

The words are simply put but say much – each page is aided by the calming, peaceful illustrations.

Those illustrations have been created by Oamul Lu for his first picture book and complement its message with muted tones, lots of space and simple shapes.

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